NWHL Weekend Preview
Published on January 2, 2016 under Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) News Release
Star Wars Night Leads This Weekend's NWHL Festivities
There are a pair of NWHL regular season games on Sunday, including Father-Daughter Day in Boston and Star Wars Night in New York.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
3:00 PM: Buffalo Beauts at Boston Pride
GAME PREVIEW
Boston comes into play winners of four straight, including a 2-1 win at league-leading Connecticut on December 27th. This despite being without eight players due to U.S. National Team obligations. In the last meeting between these two clubs, Brittany Ott notched the NWHL's first shutout in a 1-0 victory on December 20th. Hilary Knight's second period goal was the difference-maker.
The Pride most recently took the ice at Gillette Stadium for the first Outdoor Women's Classic, a 1-1 tie against Montreal of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Members of the Washington Capitals were in attendance for Buffalo's last home game, a 7-3 loss to New York.
7:00 PM: Connecticut Whale at New York Riveters
GAME PREVIEW
The Riveters come into Sunday's play fresh off of a 7-3 victory over Buffalo on December 27th. Meghan Fardelmann notched the first hat trick in franchise history, while Janine Weber and Lyudmila Belyakova both scored a pair of goals in the win. Five NWHL players from New York and Connecticut participated in the 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic presented by Scotiabank on December 31 (Bray Ketchum, Meghan Fardelmann, Shannon Doyle, Kate Buesser and Kaleigh Fratkin).
After winning their first eight straight to start the 2015-16 season, the Whale fell to the Boston Pride 2-1 last Sunday. Connecticut expects to have Kelli Stack back in the lineup after U.S. National Team obligations kept her out of action for that game.
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